What color is #6D3871?

#6D3871 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D3871?

The RGB value is 109, 56, 113: 109 red, 56 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3871?

The complementary color is #3C7138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3871 color

#6D3871 rgb(109, 56, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D3871 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 22% green and 44.3% blue (109, 56, 113).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#6D3871 color codes

HEX	`#6D3871`
RGB	`rgb(109, 56, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 22%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 50%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.42, 32.73, -23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.42, 40.04, 324.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.701, 7.272, 16.46)`
Decimal	`7157873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3871, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6D3871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6D3871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3871; }
.text { color: #6d3871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 56 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3871, #713859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6D3871?: #6D3871 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D3871?: The RGB value is 109, 56, 113: 109 red, 56 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3871?: The complementary color is #3C7138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.